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Biopic of Aretha Franklin, following the first three decades of her life, from being born as a musical prodigy in an affluent African-American family, the repercussions of losing her mother at age 10, to her arduous rise to international musical stardom, while enduring an abusive marriage, ultimately concluding with the recording of her influential live album Amazing Grace. Starring Jennifer Hudson and Forest Whitaker
2021
HD
subtitles
16x9
audio-description
Biopic
Historical/Period Drama
Movie/Drama
Romance
Cast & Crew
Jennifer Hudson
(Actor)
.. Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker
(Actor)
.. CL Franklin
Marlon Wayans
(Actor)
.. Ted White
Audra McDonald
(Actor)
.. Barbara
Titus Burgess
(Actor)
.. James Cleveland
Marc Maron
(Actor)
.. Jerry Wexler
Kimberly Scott
(Actor)
.. Mama Franklin
Liesl Tommy
(Director)
More Information
Did You Know..
Jennifer Hudson
(Actor)
.. Aretha Franklin
Forest Whitaker
(Actor)
.. CL Franklin
Born:
July 15, 1961
in
Longview, Texas
Best Known For:
His Oscar-winning performance in The Last King of Scotland.
Early-life:
Forest Steven Whitaker was born in Longview, Texas, on July 15, 1961, to parents Forest Whitaker Jr and Laura Francis Smith. He was born with the condition strabismus, more commonly known as lazy eye. While raising Forest and his two brothers Kenn and Damon, his mum managed to put herself through college and gain two masters degrees. He won a college football scholarship and later attended the University of Southern California, where he switched his attention to music, training as an operatic tenor, before studying drama at Berkeley.
Career:
Whitaker made his screen debut in Fast Times at Ridgemont High alongside Judge Reinhold, Nicolas Cage and Phoebe Cates. Roles on TV followed, in such shows as Diff'rent Strokes and Cagney & Lacey, before an excellent scene in The Colour of Money opposite Paul Newman showcased his talents to a wider audience and led to further film roles in the likes of Platoon and Good Morning Vietnam. He starred in the 1988 Charlie Parker biopic Bird, and has since put together an impressive body of work, including The Crying Game, Ghost Dog, The Last King of Scotland, Vantage Point and two seasons of The Shield. He always has a number of films and TV work in the pipeline.
Quote:
'I'm an actor. And I guess I've done so many movies I've achieved some high visibility. But a star? I guess I still think of myself as kind of a worker ant.'
Trivia:
In 2009, he received an honorary degree from Xavier University of Louisiana.
Marlon Wayans
(Actor)
.. Ted White
Audra McDonald
(Actor)
.. Barbara
Titus Burgess
(Actor)
.. James Cleveland
Marc Maron
(Actor)
.. Jerry Wexler
Kimberly Scott
(Actor)
.. Mama Franklin
Liesl Tommy
(Director)
